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Vernonia superintendent reports mid‑year progress on five goals and increased attendance efforts
Summary
Superintendent Jim Helmen told the board the district is partially meeting its fiscal goal and making progress on culturally responsive instruction, staffing, social‑emotional supports and governance; he said attendance incentives and twice‑daily attendance taking have increased engagement.
Superintendent Jim Helmen presented a mid‑year review of his five annual goals, outlining objectives, key strategies and success measures. He reported the district is "partially meeting Goal 1" (fiscal stewardship) and said intentional professional development and PLC structures are embedding culturally responsive practices across classrooms.
Helmen also described actions on attendance: the district now takes attendance twice daily, has two staff dedicated to attendance work, and is planning home‑checks with the ESD attendance team to increase family connection. He confirmed that staff budget surveys are confidential and that he will follow up on a board question about recent enrollment drops.
